Hart cross country teams are heading for state after strong showings at regionals

REMUS – The Hart girls’ cross country team is heading to the state finals after winning the Division 3 regional title on Friday.

 

Hart, led by Jessica Jazwinski, the overall winner, finished with 52 points. Chippewa Hills was second with 72 and Benzie Central was third with 97.

 

Other area teams included Manistee with a fifth-place finish and Mason County Central in seventh. Hesperia had four runners so it did not qualify in the team standings.

 

In the boys’ race, Hart finished second and also is going to the state finals with a second-place finish.

 

Reed City is the regional champion with 20 points. Hart had 55. Manistee finished fifth with 137, Hesperia was eighth with 205 and Mason County Central was 11th at 305. Reed City had the three top finishers in the boys’ race.

 

Hart: 1, Jessica Jazwinski 17:23.00; 8 Lexie Beth Nienhuis 20:42.29; 9, Natalie Rosema 20:58.52; 16, Lauren Pretty 21:49.36; 22, Kenai Kokx 22:19.73.

Manistee: 5, Cecilia Postma 20:01.05; 23, Magdalena Herberger 22:31.44; 24, Georgia Haag 22:33.23; 34, Audrey Huizenga 23:08.88; 37, Kate Somsel 23:17.97.

Mason County Central: 11, Maylan Sanders 21:33.93; 32, Adison Thorne 23:06.76; 51, Madelyn Sterley 24:21.17; 56, Jovi Campbell-Pickard 24:38.46; 61, Aidan Wood 24:58.56.

Hesperia: 48, Rokhaya Ruhstorfer 24:15.85; 80, Lesly Coronado 26:51.09; 82, Lyla Coronado 27:18.13; 86, Elyssa Wright 29:12.26.

Hart: 5, Tyler VanderZanden 17:39.57; 10, Max Stitt 17:54.17; 11, Jack Slotman 17:55.22; 15, Avery Guikema 18;00.46; 16, Aiden Schaner 18:04.77.

Manistee: 7, Jack O’Donnell 17:43.03; 21, Luke Senters 18:20.85; 30, Christian Schramski 18:45.27; 44, Kaden Worch 19:26.77; 47, Drew Mendians 19:49.66.

Hesperia: 26, Andrew Sherburn 18:32.25; 37, Zack Temple 18:58.53; 40, Nathan Ruhstorfer 19:05.10; 56, Bowen Robinson 20:43.36; 67, Kolt Milner 22:04.53.

Mason County Central: 53, Jackson Poll 20:36.34; 62, Martin Matoses Ibarra 21:20.05; 71, Ethan McVicker 22;13.16; 76, Colin Cauffman 23:37.12; 77, Nathan Adams 23:56.00.